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... true power of the stereoscope . As an amusing and useful instrument the stereoscope derives much of its value from photography . The most skilful artist would have been incapable of delineating two equal INTRODUCTION . 3.
... true power of the stereoscope . As an amusing and useful instrument the stereoscope derives much of its value from photography . The most skilful artist would have been incapable of delineating two equal INTRODUCTION . 3.
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... true with the sphere , but also with the cylinder , the cone , and all bodies whatever , that the part which is seen is comprehended by tangent rays , such as EB , EC for the right eye , in Fig . 3. " For , " says he , " since these ...
... true with the sphere , but also with the cylinder , the cone , and all bodies whatever , that the part which is seen is comprehended by tangent rays , such as EB , EC for the right eye , in Fig . 3. " For , " says he , " since these ...
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... true that the objects there obscurely seen are frequently doubled . ordinary vision , it may be said , this indistinctness and duplicity are not attended to , because the eyes shifting continually from point to point , every part of the ...
... true that the objects there obscurely seen are frequently doubled . ordinary vision , it may be said , this indistinctness and duplicity are not attended to , because the eyes shifting continually from point to point , every part of the ...
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... true that the entire line appears single when the axes are converged upon the upper end of the resultant line , and it is not true that the disappearance of the relief when it does disappear arises from the eye being fatigued . In the ...
... true that the entire line appears single when the axes are converged upon the upper end of the resultant line , and it is not true that the disappearance of the relief when it does disappear arises from the eye being fatigued . In the ...
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... true , and other truths may be " in some degree true , " but " not entirely so ; " and thus , as he confesses , the problem of binocular and stereoscopic vision " is indeed one of great complexity , " of which " he will not attempt at ...
... true , and other truths may be " in some degree true , " but " not entirely so ; " and thus , as he confesses , the problem of binocular and stereoscopic vision " is indeed one of great complexity , " of which " he will not attempt at ...
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The Stereoscope: Its History, Theory and Construction Sir David Brewster, Sir No preview available - 2015 |
The Stereoscope: Its History, Theory, and Construction, with Its Application David Brewster No preview available - 2019 |
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achromatic Aguilonius angle apparent magnitude appear artist beautiful binocular camera binocular centre binocular pictures binocular slides binocular vision Castle chapter colour combined concave concave lens converging the optic convex Daguerreotype diagram different distances dissimilar pictures distinct vision drawing effect exhibit experiment Façade Fcap figures focal length Fribourg Front view frustum Genoa glass History hollow cone illusion instrument inverted LADY landscape left eye lens lenses lenticular stereoscope light look LORD Meiringen monocular nearer object observer obtained optic axes Padua Palace Panorama paper Perspective photograph plane pictures Plates point of sight Pompeii Portrait Post 8vo prism produced pyramid raised cone rays reflecting stereoscope reflexion refracted relief representations retina right eye Rome Rosenlaui Rouen sculpture Second Edition seen shew shewn in Fig side single sitter solid statue stereo stereoscopic vision summit suppose surface taken tance telescope Third Edition united image Venice Vols Wheatstone Woodcuts
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